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Monday, March 30, 2009

USS Alaska to be based in Georgia

Ohio class submarineThe USS Alaska will be based at the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia next month after returning to duty following two years in a Norfolk, Va., shipyard.

The Trident nuclear sub will not return to Bangor in Washington state, the vessel's only port home since it was commissioned in 1986.

A Kings Bay spokeswoman, Lt. Rebecca Rebarich, said submarine arrivals are classified, so she cannot say when the 560-foot nuclear submarine will arrive.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete1/4/09 22:40

    While most defence "experts" just look at weapon performance - the economic and electoral impact of basing/home porting decisions are always a significant part of a governments defence policy.

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